Antimentalism

Skinner's obstinate antimentalism appears as his major flaw, if not his capital sin. To them, it definitely leaves him behind, alien to the current advances of psychology, […]

Brown's second argument is in one sense irreproachable with respect to all four versions of antimentalism.

Within Bloomfieldian antimentalism, the recognition of discursive structures as rule-governed entails interpretation. An analyst must discuss what makes a narrative “good” – satisfying to its creators and hearers.